RESEARCH PROTOCOL: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of high-fidelity simulation -based teaching (HFSBT) and video-assisted teaching (VAT) in ECG learning in a cohort of preclinical medical students
The purpose of the project is to evaluate the enhancement and retention of knowledge and skills after the administration of the new pedagogical teaching methods as compared to the existing teaching practices in the current course curriculum of the first year undergraduate medical students at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed).
AIM AND OBJECTIVES:
A. To compare the efficacy of high-fidelity situation-based (HFS) teaching over video-assisted teaching (VAT) in acquisition and retention of knowledge and skills for interpretation of ECG.
B. To compare the efficacy of HFS and VAT interventions with the traditional teaching methods of NUMed Malaysia.
C. To determine students’ confidence gains in relation to preparation for their clinical years.
D. To determine the feasibility for potential inclusion of HFS education and/or VAT in future curriculum on ECG learning.
Outcomes: The educational effectiveness of HFS and VAT teaching methods will be assessed by single best answer multiple choice questions (MCQ) on the first and twelve weeks within their first-year attachment of the curriculum for assessing knowledge domain. Similarly, the acquisition and retention of competency and interpretative skills including communication, team building, leadership abilities will be assessed by objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) on week 1, week 6 and week 12. Another set of questionnaires will be designed to obtain participants’ feedback on the last day (week 12) on the relevance and usefulness of the simulation experience and the importance of briefing and debriefing.
Please find the enclosed file for further information. Any feedback from the readers is well appreciated. (Ratnadeep.saha@newcastle.edu.my)
